Looking to add some color and attract butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden this year? Check out the design below for a few ideas. This sketch could work in a corner yard or could be modified to work along a fence line or in a side yard. Pick and choose from the plant key. Mix it up and soon you’ll have a terrific butterfly or hummingbird garden. Don’t forget, the butterflies and hummingbirds are free!
Here are some suggestions for your butterfly and hummingbird gardens:
A: Yarrow, Pincushion, Pink Skullcap, Blackfoot Daisy
B: Gregg’s Mistflower, Turks Cap, Hardy Blue Aster, Hummingbird Bush
C: Firewitch Dianthus, Four Nerve Daisy, Verbena, Coral Bells
D: Purple Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Zexmenia, Autumn Sage, Hummingbird Mint
E: Blackfoot Daisy, pincushion, Teas Betany, Pink Skullcap
F: Orange Milkweed, Mealy Blue Sage, Guara, Standing Cypress
G: ‘First Love’ Dianthus, Yarrow, Texas Betany, Standing Cypress